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Bulk download all my files
Hi. I can no longer afford the monthly fee, but have 26gb of files. Please can you advise how I can do a bulk download perhaps multiple zip.files rather than individual downloads?Many thanks
To download all of your Dropbox files go to Dropbox web - https://www.dropbox.com/home You can split the data in few separate folders (so that in case a download fails during long downloads, you don't have to start from the beginning). Then you can download folders one by one.
It will download zip of each folder. Each folder should not be more than 20GB, or contain more than 10,000 files - https://help.dropbox.com/sync/download-entire-folders
Mod note: edited to update link in post [last update 2022]
To download all of your Dropbox files go to Dropbox web - https://www.dropbox.com/home You can split the data in few separate folders (so that in case a download fails during long downloads, you don't have to start from the beginning). Then you can download folders one by one.
It will download zip of each folder. Each folder should not be more than 20GB, or contain more than 10,000 files - https://help.dropbox.com/sync/download-entire-folders
Mod note: edited to update link in post [last update 2022]
So, "No," then, right?
Because making it easy to move your files makes the product less sticky. So screw the user experience and keep those autorenew payments coming, amirite?- Mark
Super User II
Or do as the product intended and download and install Dropbox on your device and let it all download in one go without any human input at all. Remember that the whole point of Dropbox by design is to use it via the software from www.dropbox.com/downloading. The website is only intended to be used when people do not have access to their computers
I don't think the OP specified a particular client. But thanks for suggesting the app, I'll try that.
And I thank you Dropbox for your service, you were there for me when hard drives were expensive and internet speeds were getting fast. But I've spent way too much on you now and just want to copy all my files down to my $80 4TB hard drive now.
There's a reason you've got 20 likes (including mine) it's really frustrating not being able to bulk download all files... It's like all of them are being held hostage.
Dropbox : GoogleDrive-fear-much?
Why would you limit downloads to 20G? particularly when the space I have is 2T?
I think we have to download them folder by folder as per my knowledge. If there is a way please let me know as well.
How can I select more than one folder to download all at once?
- Jay
Dropbox Staff
Hi Sarah B.83, thanks for messaging the Community!
If you select the folders you want to download from the left by selecting the checkboxes, then you should get a Download option on the top right.
As mentioned above, the folders selected shouldn't contain more than 10,000 files or be over 20 GB in total.
Let me know how it goes!
Hi Jay,
Have you improved upon this in the past 3 years?
My data is in various states of online/offline and I would like to create a local backup to an external drive of my entire dropbox drive, should there ever be any issues on your end with my data, or with syncing. I'm sure you've done your best to prevent them, but failures occur.
This process seems archaic and entirely tedious and an intentional friction point to ensure user retention—it's kinda gross. Can you please advise if you have an actual, reasonable solution to this thread's original question?
Thanks,
B
